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- 1 Zombie Apocalypse: Swing an Ice Pick and Get to Work 末日丧尸：抡起冰镐就是干 [Chaotic Times] [Zombies] [Two Male Leads] [Headshot Action] [No Stockpiling] [Not Reborn] [Not a Saint] [No Superpowers] [Immersive Realism] A zombie virus inexplicably erupts in the city, and Qin Hai's roommate suddenly goes berserk. With no idea what's going on, Qin Hai flees to the home of his colleague and friend, Ding Cheng. Together with several of Ding Cheng's friends, they try to escape the zombie nest. The road ahead is fraught with danger. Fighting the zombie hordes is hard, but deali 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Survival Is Instinct [Mutation] 求生是种本能【异变】 [No System] + [No Mindless Decisions] + [Multiple Heroines] + [No Goody-Two-Shoes] + [No Mindless Killing] Before the disaster, I was an ordinary salesman, rushing every day just to put food on the table. After the disaster, everyone was equal, and only the fittest survived. Survival was humanity’s only chance to endure. To stay alive, the survivors had no choice but to flee the cities in search of safe zones where they could scrape by. Only the strongest could embark on a journey to find a way 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Redemption in the New World 新世界救赎 Keywords: zombies, apocalypse, no System, no supernatural abilities, survival, plot When a real zombie crisis strikes, you won't have various systems and supernatural abilities like the characters in other books, and you certainly won't get the chance to be reborn. When people die, their souls vanish. They may become mindless undead, wandering the streets and attacking those who were once their kind, or turn to a pile of dust, living on only in the memories of others. As the apocalypse descends, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Apocalypse: It Started When I Rescued a Beautiful Coworker 末世，从救下美女同事开始 (No superpowers + no System + not reborn + one female lead) (This story aims to portray an ordinary person's realistic struggle to survive) Zhang Hong, a corporate wage slave who graduated from college not long ago, works endless overtime every day and can never pay off his debts. The pressure from his boss and the stress of the job have taught him what it means to get chewed up by society. Then one day, a mysterious virus strikes, and zombies overrun the globe. All those problems disappear, rep 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Apocalypse Overlord's Path 末世枭途 [No System] [No Superpowers] [Readers who prefer saintly characters or timid protagonists, beware] The ultimate feast of violent aesthetics; The bloodline of ancient creatures awakens; A song of ice and fire, where moral convictions clash with humanity’s distortions! Zombies arrive, order collapses, and civilization falls. As all kinds of factions rise in the apocalypse, will Su Xu struggle to survive at any cost while fleeing, or will he rise step by step, become a powerful overlord, seize th 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Chronicles of the Dead Tide: The Day of the Arrival 尸潮往生录：降临之日 [No System + Story-Driven + Apocalyptic Survival + Mystery and Twists] [Ensemble cast, multiple protagonists, told in arcs that advance the story in turn] [But every storyline will have a proper beginning and end] The earth split apart, and a raging tide of corpses surged forth. Civilization’s last spark flickered precariously, with nowhere left to turn. I, a survivor beneath the horde, decided to fight back and save humanity’s fate... Wait a second, zombies can talk? They even have a neural net 31Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 7 Everything Started Over Again 全部都重新开始了 [No System] [No Superpowers] [No Pocket Dimension] [There's a Dog] May include a few mutated zombies. The apocalypse comes, and zombies roam everywhere. He has no superpowers, no special identity, and no golden finger. How can he survive in this world? An ordinary man faces one perilous challenge after another, survives against the odds, and builds a little home of his own with his family and friends. 12Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 8 Doomsday: From the Start, I Have an Armored Vehicle 末日：开局一辆防爆车 [Hardcore sci-fi apocalypse + mystery + no System + dark + zombies] On the third day of the zombie outbreak, I killed a teammate who had mutated, then heard the authorities' rallying order over the radio. In the second month, our settlement was overrun, and we were abandoned. In the third month, I built a shelter and took in the first homeless child. In the fourth month, I formed the Redemption Squad, determined to save this broken world. I thought this was a natural disaster. But when I led th 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Emberbound Journey: Chronicles of a Lone City's Father 余烬征途：孤城父本纪 The flames of international conflict ignite a bioweapon hell, turning bustling cities into zombie hunting grounds. Xiao Yuanzheng, an ordinary middle-class man caught between office politics in the system and the aftermath of a divorce, witnesses the complete collapse of the world of rules at the moment the apocalypse begins. The scheming of office politics, the pressure of mortgage and car payments, his distant yet unbroken bond with his ex-wife Lin Yue, and his deep but unspoken guilt toward h 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Before the Bones Grow Cold 尸骨未寒 [Pure apocalypse + no special abilities + zombies + smart characters + no saintly protagonist] When the whole world is shrouded in blood-red light, the complete destruction of modern civilization isn’t the most terrifying thing. For an ordinary survivor, true terror comes from the loss of humanity... My name is Li Kai. I’m a combat instructor... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 A Zombie Horde Breaks Out, and I Start Reclaiming the Wasteland 丧尸潮暴发，我在末世开荒 Zombies erupted without warning, and the apocalypse threw the world into chaos. The long-awaited weekend of Su Hang, an ordinary office worker, was ruined by the hordes of zombies, forcing him to struggle for survival. He and his companions fought their way out of the city, overcame countless dangers, and rebuilt their home. No supernatural abilities, no golden finger, no System, no spatial storage, no saintly protagonist, and no massive stockpiling. This story is all about realism. P.S. The mai 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Wandering Among the Dead 散丧而行 [Apocalypse + escape + zombies + suspense + strong male and female leads] Terrifying news stories about people biting one another kept appearing one after another. I escaped disaster because I overheard some gossip. When the zombie horde erupted, I accidentally got caught up in a conspiracy. Luckily, I met a group of friends, and together we began stockpiling supplies and fleeing for our lives... (No System + no cultivation + character growth; a great escape entangled in a conspiracy) 177Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Prison of Gray Walls 灰墙之狱 (No System + No Transmigration + No Power Fantasy + Realistic Style + Hardcore) Surviving the Apocalypse: From Zombie Fan to Safe Zone Leader Zombies overrun the world, resources run dry, and the living are more terrifying than the dead. Qin Mo is no hero. He’s just an ordinary guy who likes “zombie culture,” and he claws his way out of a pile of corpses with the help of that supposedly “useless” knowledge. This isn’t a story about a hero saving the world. It’s about a group of ordinary people g 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeons to Survive (Season 5) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去(第五季) Midnight Entry: Clear the Instance to Survive (Season Five) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeons to Survive (Season 6) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去(第六季) Midnight Entry: Clear the Instance to Survive (Season Six) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Visitor in the Basement 地下室的访客 The Basement Visitor 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Empty City 空城 A completely new system of mutant creatures, with no System, no rebirth, and no pocket dimension. A breath of fresh air in the apocalypse genre! Beijiang Province, in the northern reaches of Dalu, has been a bitterly cold place since ancient times. Then disaster sweeps across the nation. Evil spirits run rampant, and the people are plunged into misery. Wang Xiaokong, a resident of Yunzhong City, is caught up in the mutations. He leads his family in a struggle to survive the apocalypse and, throu 185Reads6.9Score10014d adds
- 18 Doomsday: Embered Dawn 末日：燃烬黎明 In a single night, civilization collapsed and zombies overran the city. As everyone succumbed to panic and despair, Lu Chen awakened a fire-based ability. Flames blaze in his palm, incinerating mutated monsters. Crimson patterns flow along his arm, giving him a trump card when all hope seems lost. Across the wasteland, waves of corpses draw ever closer, while ever-evolving mutated creatures lurk in every shadow. Food, medicine, and heating supplies grow scarcer by the day. Survivors turn on one 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Do Ordinary People Really Have to Die in the Apocalypse? 普通人末世就不活了吗？ [Apocalypse + zombies + no romance + personal growth + ensemble cast + no golden finger] At midnight, Ji Lin had just finished working overtime at the hospital. Her exhausted body had barely sunk into sleep when she was jolted awake by horrifying screams and the thunderous sound of zombies pounding on the door! With no golden finger to help her, the girl faces a world turned upside down and the ugliness of twisted human nature. She escapes death again and again, struggling to find a way to sur 306Reads—Score3614d adds
- 20 The Night Shift Company 夜班公司 The Night Shift Company 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Apocalypse Rebirth: From the Start with an Infinite Evolution System 末世重生：开局无限进化系统 [Lighthearted apocalypse, no superpowers, one heroine, doomsday road trip] Three years into the apocalypse, Su Ming died in a tide of corpses. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to three hours before the zombie outbreak! This time, he bound himself to the [Infinite Evolution System]! From the start, he received a ten-cubic-meter spatial backpack, a basic evolution potion, and basic mastery of hand-to-hand combat. He had planned to retrace his old path: grow stronger, seize what he co —Reads—Score114d adds
- 22 Academy of the Undead: Lost in the Apocalypse 尸起学院：末日迷途 [Realistic apocalypse + absurdist style, intense and harrowing! Not a power fantasy!] Follow the story of a young aspiring warlord as he outwits other survivors in the apocalypse and ultimately finds redemption. Liu Chen was an ordinary vocational school student. But a sudden zombie virus changed his peaceful life. What happens when more than twenty people are trapped in a classroom with barely any food or supplies? After escaping the school through a horde of the living dead, where can they go? 63Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 23 I Rob, Kill, and Pillage in the Apocalypse 我在末世烧杀抢掠 [Apocalypse survival, zombies, laid-back pacing, fighting over supplies, territory, and people, building a base, no supernatural powers, no System, no goody-two-shoes, decisive and ruthless, no dragging things out] The hero, Li Bin, returns to the day before the apocalypse. This time, he will find his parents and lead the people around him to survive. He leads his people in fighting for supplies and territory and building a base. See how Li Bin burns and slaughters zombies, and raids for supplie 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Campus of the Walking Dead 校园恐尸 [Apocalypse + Zombies + Survival + No System + No Superpowers + No Harem] On this day, rain falls across the entire Federation! This isn't an abnormal weather event, but a deranged plan by an enemy nation to wipe out the population! The rain contains a terrifying zombie virus, set to turn the entire Federation into a zombie paradise! No one is spared if they're caught in the rain, young or old, man or woman! The school where Lu Yuan is studying is no exception. Zombies run rampant, and coun 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Tainted: Guardians of the Dawn 污核之众：曙光守护 [Apocalypse + zombies + no rebirth + no superpowers + no System + traditional realism + no mindless wish fulfillment] After completing a year as an intern, Xu Yi is hired as a police officer at the municipal bureau. He is immediately assigned to mentor a new intern, Liu Wanxing. Just as Xu Yi is worrying about whether he can handle training a newcomer, an even bigger problem quietly emerges. An unusual riot breaks out at the airport in Linhai City's Linnan District. Xu Yi, a police officer with 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Scarlet Leather Shoes 猩红皮鞋 Crimson Shoes 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Funeral Portrait in the Photo Studio 照像馆里的遗照 The Memorial Portrait at the Photo Studio 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Apocalypse: Rise of Darkness 末世：黑暗崛起 The apocalypse arrives. Zombies howl, and mutated beasts roam unchecked. Lin Shen awakens a dark-type power and struggles to survive among the ruins. Cool-headed and decisive, he gathers companions in desperate circumstances and grows stronger through blood and fire, from a candle flame to a bright moon, from one person to an entire base. When the light goes out, he becomes the sharpest blade in the darkness. This is not one person’s apocalypse, but the rebirth of a whole community. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Living Corpse Research Manual 活尸研究手册 The only thing humanity has done in this world without reversing the course of history is establish the Joint Arbitration Council (CA). In its ten years of existence, the CA has launched numerous initiatives, such as closing off energy sources to encourage humanity to pool its resources and explore the unknown. Extremely high productivity has brought tremendous progress. This era can be called a time when humanity's greatest stars shine. Some cancers have been conquered and are now curable, peop 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 1986: There's Something Strange at the Factory 1986：厂里有东西 In 1916, I took a night watchman’s job at an old machine factory. The workshop was empty, yet the machines started running on their own. Late at night, I often heard the sound of something heavy being dragged. The old hands kept warning me not to look back at midnight. There was something inside the factory that couldn’t be explained. I thought it was just a rumor, until one night during my shift, I saw a blurry black figure standing silently beside the empty control panel. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Apocalypse Has No Savior 末日没有救世主 [Female Ensemble Cast + Zombie Apocalypse + No Pocket Dimension, No Rebirth, No Superpowers + No CP + Ordinary People Growing + Team Survival] Can girls survive the apocalypse on their own? What will happen if you enter the apocalypse with your best friend? Is clinging to a powerhouse really just good luck? There's no turning back now. The apocalypse has begun, and I have to survive. 715Reads—Score13714d adds
- 32 Zombie Crisis: I Spent Ten Billion Remodeling a Prison 丧尸危机：我花百亿改造监狱 [No System + No Supernatural Abilities + Traditional Farming] A zombie virus released by a mysterious organization ravages the entire world in a short time! Countless zombies hunt down the surviving humans every hour of every day... Cuiling Lake Prison is a modern, civilized prison. Qin Dahe is its warden. He has been reborn. How will he face the zombie crisis before him? How will he survive in this lawless world? After being reborn, Qin Dahe will turn this prison into humanity’s last refuge. 1.6kReads8.0Score10014d adds
- 33 Reborn in the Apocalypse: Surviving from the Dormitory Onward 末世重生，从宿舍开始求生 A powerful nation launches an extensive biological weapons program, and a virus leaks out. After passing between various creatures, it mutates infected humans into zombies. Humanity is powerless to stop it, and the survivors gather together to eke out a living as the entire world teeters on the brink of collapse. The protagonist is a college student who, in his previous life, was torn apart by zombies while searching for supplies after sacrificing himself to save his roommate. This story begins 4Reads—Score12814d adds
- 34 Doomsday Survival: On the Road Among the Dead 末日生存之人在尸途 Walking corpses, wild beasts, combat; Survival, off-roading, the journey home; Gunfire, gear, vehicles; For the best reading experience, brothers, a friendly reminder: This is a realistic apocalypse novel. Readers under sixteen should read with a family member present! It’s grounded in common sense, has no saintly self-sacrifice, features lots of women, and has no female lead. If you like stories about stockpiling goods in a supermarket space, turn right and head out. Remember to close the door 209Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 35 The Filthcore Crowd 污核之众 [No rebirth + no superpowers + no awakening + no System + no cheats + no brainless decisions + human nature true to each character’s circumstances] After the Great Union wantonly discharged nuclear wastewater, a new virus emerged: the “Nuclear Waste Virus,” a rabies virus mutated by radiation from the wastewater. It sparked a global zombie crisis. In this apocalypse, where the Nuclear Waste Virus has unleashed hordes of zombies, survivors in cities across the country must protect themselves am 44Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 36 Struggling to Survive the Apocalypse 末日逐生 Human civilization collapsed overnight. Zombies ran rampant, and all order vanished. Li Chen only wanted to survive alongside his family and companions. A long road of hardship, a long road of bloodshed. People call him heartless? People call him a dictator? It doesn’t matter, as long as they survive. 3.4kReads8.7Score23714d adds
- 37 Apocalypse: Starting With an Escape From Campus 末世：从出逃校园开始 [No System + No Golden Finger + Not a Saint + Smart Protagonist + Students Surviving the Apocalypse] College student Chen Fei and his roommates are exercising on the sports field when an unknown zombie virus suddenly breaks out. The people around them slowly turn into flesh-eating monsters. Surrounded by zombies on all sides, how will they break through and find a place where they can survive? The students who manage to stay alive band together and flee the campus, only to discover that the outs 249Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Jiangcheng Red Zone 江城红区 A realistic ensemble story set in the apocalypse. This isn’t a conventional zombie novel. It focuses on ordinary people struggling to survive under quarantine and the System. Everyone is smart, and nobody is a goody-two-shoes. They face nothing but difficult choices about morality and human nature: a father who ignores pleas for help outside the door to keep his family safe, and a mother who risks using herself as bait to set a trap and protect her daughter. Everything they do is for the sake of 30Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 39 Crying Apocalypse: I'm Crazier Than the Madmen 哭悲末日，我比疯子疯狂 [Bloody Cross + The Sadness-inspired setting + strong female lead, no romance + light ensemble cast + subtle supernatural abilities] The world changed after a torrential rainstorm. At five in the morning, Bai Wei opened her eyes and saw her roommate across the bed repeatedly stabbing her own thigh with a knife. Her roommate turned around, the corners of her mouth stretching all the way to her ears. “Bai Wei, do you want to try it too? It feels amazing.” After that day, Bai Wei discovered that 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Apocalypse Life Begins with a Tank Upgrade System 从坦克升级系统开始的末世生活 [Transmigration + System + post-apocalyptic wasteland + memes galore + one female lead and multiple female supporting characters + capable male protagonist + no AI] “Oh no, we’re surrounded by monsters!” “It’s fine, we have tanks.” “Wait, we can’t hold off this many monsters!” “It’s fine, we have tanks.” “Hey, could we maybe use a different word?” “It’s fine. If tanks can’t handle it, that just means we need more tanks.” Erke is swept into another world reminiscent of Metal Max, a world utterly 1Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 41 Alone at the End 最终孤独 An apocalypse story with no special abilities, no System, and a protagonist who grows over time. I only hope to portray human nature in the apocalypse as realistically as possible. In the apocalypse, people’s hearts grow chaotic, and everyone fights to rule alone! But Ning Mo only wants to protect one person, even if it means turning his back on the world! Can he get what he wants? What kind of loneliness awaits him? After forsaking immortality and crossing a thousand years, what will he have g 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Apocalypse Journey: Protecting the Seeds of Civilization 末世征途：守护文明火种 [No System + Not Reborn + Ensemble Cast + Superpowers + Intelligent Characters + New Humanity] 🧟 The apocalypse arrived, and 98% of the world's population became infected and turned into zombies. A lucky few survivors awakened Superpowers and became superpowered individuals. Some only cared about protecting themselves and stayed out of things; others seized territory and committed every kind of evil. As ordinary people were driven from their homes, their lives brutalized, their dignity trampled, 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 A Paradise on Earth 人间乐土 [Not a Power Fantasy + No System + Plot-Driven + Survival and Growth + Scheming and Power Plays + Viral Monsters + Love, Hate, and Friendship] In Year One of the Virus Era, the R virus swept across the globe in half a month. Mutated sea eagles blotted out the sky, and carrier-sized giant whales trampled seaports. Only Huaxia held the line. Yu Hao, a boy from Shanghai, once believed his country would keep him safe. Then he watched a news anchor torn apart by an infected person on a live broadcast 3Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 44 Back to Dawn 回到黎明 A pure zombie novel: no System, no supernatural powers, no evolution. One day in July, a strange virus breaks out simultaneously in several places around the world. The virus spreads through the air. Three days after infection, people turn into zombies and attack humans in a frenzy. A week later, the virus quietly mutates, shortening the infection process from three days to just three hours. People still have no idea... The curtain officially rises on the catastrophe. In a world overrun by horde 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 In the Apocalypse, a Gun Is a Weapon 我在末日，枪是武器 A former weapons-focused self-media writer tries his hand at web fiction. No golden finger, no System, just pure survival: metal and fire against zombies. No carbon-based life-form can withstand 12.7 mm. If there is one, then 14.5 mm will do. 4.3kReads8.7Score34014d adds
- 46 Breaking News! Death Notice 惊爆！死亡通告 [Dual Female Leads, Friendship] + [Apocalypse] + [Light Ensemble Cast] + [Romance] + [Transmigration] + [Superpowers] + [1v1] The Apocalypse descends, and monsters run rampant. Qiao Ying, a modern young woman, has grown despairing about the future. To her, the Apocalypse means more than just a threat to her life: it's also a kind of “gift.” At the boundary between life and death, she meets Ye Qiu, a mysterious girl with superpowers, and Liu Xi, a psychiatric patient, along with many other compan 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 47 Enter at Midnight: Clear the Dungeons to Survive (Season 7) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去(第七季) Enter at Midnight: Clear the Instance to Survive (Season 7) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Doomsday Villainess Strikes Back 末世女配反杀之路 [Apocalypse + Female Supporting Character + Comeback] When the apocalypse hit, her parents shoved her out to take the blame for her younger sister and die. “You’re the older sister. You have to protect her.” Amid the zombies, her good-for-nothing brother-in-law left her behind as a stand-in for her sister. “You’re just a slave. Don’t you dare think you can take Lele’s place in my heart.” Jin Ling, with a new mind in her body, said, “...Is there shit in your brains, or have I gotten too weak to w 178Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 49 Apocalypse: A Guide to Surviving at University 末世：高校求生指南 [No System + no goody-two-shoes + traditional apocalypse + one female lead + no superpowers + character growth + realism + school] A zombie virus broke out across the globe. It started when researchers in Country M studied genetic sequences and opened Pandora's box, triggering a full-scale outbreak... The virus spread in an instant, and the whole world fell... Zombie virus: Also known as a prion disease, it can spread through the air and blood. It can survive in the air for only twenty minutes. 238Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 50 What Would You Do If Zombies Suddenly Broke Out? 如果突然爆发丧尸你会怎么做 The laptop's motherboard burned out, and the original manuscript has been lost, so I can't continue updating the story. I wrote this book many years ago, and the complete manuscript was already finished. There's no way I can reconstruct it from memory. The only solution is to cut the whole thing and make major revisions. I plan to start rewriting it from the beginning once I finish my other book. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
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